Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
CATTLEMEN's MEETING.
They Take Active Measures to 5eeur
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| Ihey Take Active heAsuTes to Secure Proper Quarantine Laws.
 The meeting of the Pima County Ranchmen's Association last evening, in the parlors of t.4e Palace hotel, was a large and interesting gathering of rep resentaiive citizens.
 The obiec. of the meeting was stated by the president, Hon. Don. A. Sanford, be the consideration of & proposed system of quarantine laws.
 Mir. Brewster Cameron vas requested ! to to read, for the information of the meeting, the bill introduced into both houses of the Legislature of New Mexico, @ copy having been kindly furnished the Association by Hon. J. b. Walker, edI- tor of the New Mexico Stock Grower. The following is a synopsis of the pro- posed laws above referred to, viz:
 "The bill provides for a sanitary board composed of one member from each dis trict whom the governor shall appoint and the senate confirm. The members shall hold offiro two years, and shall ado Dt rules for carrying out the intent of ile act. They are empowered tO en- pl0y a veterinary surgeon at a salary of no: more than S2JD per snnum and travelling expenses. The law prohibits the introducti~l of Tcxes cattle into the Territory from Isrch lst to No vember ls., CXc5p, when they are trans ported through b. -aIl and gives the rOai full supervision Cf all the cattle in transit In New Mexico. Tho pen. alty for violating any provisions of the ltw IS Sl .0OO fine. The board Is also al- lowed to declare Q quarantine on any cattle Gt any time, and IS further en- powered to collect all costs from the cat tie So quarsntined. The expresses are to be considered as 0 first hen on the cattle.
 "There are no fees ID sny way con- nected with the seryice, and the eI- penses of the board and quarantine are provided for by collection of tax of half a mill on the assessed valuation of ell cattle m the territory. This tax 3D. plies to DO other species of property, and is collected by the sheriff as are other taxes. Owners of cattle to the extent of S3OO,or less are exempt from taxa ton for this purpose. This fund will also be used to stamp out oOntsgion in csss 1t should reach the Territory, such az killing disensed and infected cattle. etc. Nothing but horned cattle will come under The provisions of this law, the committee deeming it best not to attempt regulations for horses. mules, or any other animals liable to disease. The tax on the number of cattle now in the Territory would produce a fund of SlS,0J0 to S20,0O0 per year. and this is ample for aiI the needs of the board.
 The amount of tax at the rete of half 8 nil on the cattle now iu AriZona urrnrnfN Frar, C.. S7,jOO.
 lion. Royal 4. Johnson moved that S5l1 exemption therein be stricken out. Unanimously earned.
 Nlr. Sanford suggested that the nUm- Der of cattle ID Ar.1-ua was insufficient tO raise the necessary revenue tO effect -vely carry out tLe provisions o, the 5Ili, with an asses usnt Of one half mill. George Puscb agreed with Mir. Stanford that it would be DOE economy tO favor a lCv tuE. O:l-s members spoke to tho same ,fect. va: i.-s. is was better to pay O-c CT event ,sJts aE- uuGlly and keep C-. -cE.C- ssCs -is-sses than Co Op!uS3 a sUiicl.l- t-L. The opinion was geDeTsi that l. .aa simi.ar 70 tue above would exclude diseased cat ls, but that no halfway measures would hHuIQ AueOAulc pEGltNlloAs
 iir. r.. R. Richardson moved that the proposed tax be increased from one half 8 mill to a mill. Carried without a dis senting vote.
 AIr. ThomGs Driscoll moved the bill be passed az amended. Carried.
 c. II. Warren, Juan Elias and others suggested that every member of the hs- socistion immediately write Co members of the Pima county delegation in the legislature, requesting them to uree the passage of the New Mexican bill as amended. Every member present pledged himself to do this.
 MT. Frank Proctor moved that Mir. Cameron be appointed committee of one to make the changes, as per amend ments, and ;o then send the bill tO the Pima county delegation, requesting them in behsi' -5 tho association Co use their best cfiaI,s to secure its passage without modification. He was further lII scted to stgts shat the law wEa framed over .Ie lows of other s;ates bay inc had expa-iencs IT dealing with contagious bovine diseases; that ilya- prepared by eminent attorneys, with much labor and g. .t expense nCi that it WAS framed especially 70 meet the C1' -u Etlclr1 or A-lr present L1"LuCils' th-: it fmpOsCs no burden on any other l in irs;ry ard that the cattle Indust-y l demands 1t as the only measure which | cen suve it fsom destruct,On.
 The officers present were Royal A. Johnson. chairman executive com mi:tse. F. E. Richardson. treasurer; and Brewster Cameron, secretary.
 On motion adjourned to meet Feb rugry 2l. at the parlors of the Palace hctei. at : o'clock P. ID. Upon that date officers will be elected for tho ensuing year. The annual meeting was deferred uu';l February 2l. to enable members to receive report of MT. Cameron, who will return from Denver on or before above .Fasa